We’re here again. The Washington Nationals start a series sluggishly before winning the finale in the hope of carrying some momentum over to the next series. They’re now 1-9 in series openers, and 8-2 in series finales. Just, weird.
This time, against the St. Louis Cardinals, the first three games were brutal to watch as the Nats continued to drop even further below .500. Thankfully, they pitched an excellent game in the finale to avoid a sweep.
We look back at the main takeaways from the series...
The Good
Record-breaking Strasburg back on form
In one of not many bright spots during the series, Stephen Strasburg was able to make a little bit of history on Thursday night.